All Sold Out
The Rolling Stones Lyrics


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Why put this sadness inside of me
Why be so matter-of-fact
Why put this one bit of hope in me
You sold me out and that's that

I hope that you're having fun with me
There's not much left to attack
I hope that you're nearly done with me
You sold me out and that's that

All sold out I'd never seen
A mind so tangled, a girl so strangled
All sold out well I felt so green
It was just like that
I was put down flat
I was sold out just like that
Oh baby

All sold out I'd never seen
A mind so tangled, a girl so strangled
All sold out well I felt so green
It was just like that
I was put down flat
I was sold out just like that

I missed the point of you doing it
Your mind has just jumped the track
I took a bit different view of it
You sold me out and that's that





Hey hey, that's that

Overall Meaning

The Rolling Stones' song "All Sold Out" speaks about being betrayed by someone one trusted, and the confusion and sadness that comes along with it. The lyrics show the frustration and hurt that the singer is feeling and ask why such feelings have been caused. The first verse asks why someone would put sadness inside of another person and then be so matter-of-fact about it. The second verse expresses that the singer hopes the person who sold them out is having fun and is almost done with them because they have nothing left to attack.


The chorus shows not only the physical effects of being sold out but the emotional ones as well. The line "All sold out I'd never seen, a mind so tangled, a girl so strangled" shows the confusion and distress that this experience has caused. The singer feels lost and helpless in the situation. The second verse repeats the same phrase as the first verse, "All sold out well I felt so green, it was just like that. I was put down flat, I was sold out just like that."


The third verse displays the singer's realization that they missed the point of why the other person betrayed them. They took a different view of the situation, but it doesn't matter because the damage has already been done. The song ends with the phrase "Hey hey, that's that," indicating that there's nothing left to do or say. The singer has come to terms with the fact that they were sold out, and there's no going back.


Line by Line Meaning

Why put this sadness inside of me
Asking why the other person made them feel sad.


Why be so matter-of-fact
Questioning why the other person was so cold and unfeeling.


Why put this one bit of hope in me
Wondering why the other person gave them any hope at all.


You sold me out and that's that
Realizing that the other person betrayed them and there's no going back.


I hope that you're having fun with me
Thinking that the other person enjoyed causing them pain.


There's not much left to attack
Feeling like they've been beaten down so much already.


I hope that you're nearly done with me
Wishing that the other person would just leave them alone.


All sold out I'd never seen
Referring to feeling totally betrayed and feeling like they've lost everything.


A mind so tangled, a girl so strangled
Feeling mentally and emotionally trapped.


All sold out well I felt so green
Feeling naive and inexperienced in the situation.


It was just like that
Realizing how easy it was for the other person to hurt them.


I was put down flat
Feeling defeated and helpless.


Oh baby
Expressing frustration and disappointment with the other person.


I missed the point of you doing it
Having a hard time understanding why the other person would betray them like that.


Your mind has just jumped the track
Thinking that the other person is irrational or unstable.


I took a bit different view of it
Feeling like they had a different perspective on the situation.


Hey hey, that's that
Accepting that they were sold out and that there's nothing more to be done.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Abkco Music, Inc.
Written by: KEITH RICHARDS, MICK JAGGER

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Mike

Great track, always loved it

roberto rodriguez

Amo este tema de los Stones, que salió en su álbum "Between the bottoms"...el verdadero espíritu Stone de sus primeras épocas con un Brian Jones sobresaliente.

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Aftermath and Between The Buttons, both great albums from the 'silver era' of the Rolling Stones.

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You guys are really pumpin' these out! Keep 'em coming!

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Yes...I think the same....

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These old Songs....i love Them all....when i was young✌

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